Treasury 10-Year Yields Hold Near Lowest in Two Months on Corporate Risk

(Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year notes held near the
lowest in more than two months as a gauge of corporate bond risk
surged.

U.S. government debt rose last week for a third straight
week on speculation rising defaults on home loans to people with
poor credit histories will hurt the U.S. economy.


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InterGen Delays Proposed $1.975 Billion Bond Sale Until July 23, KDP Says

(Bloomberg) -- InterGen, the Burlington,
Massachusetts-based power producer, delayed its proposed sale of
$1.975 billion of 10-year notes until Monday, according to KDP
Investment Advisors Inc.

InterGen planned to sell high-yield, high-risk bonds, which
were scheduled to be priced today, in dollars, euros and pounds,
KDP said.


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Treasuries Advance on Speculation Subprime Losses to Damp Economic Growth

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries climbed on speculation
rising subprime mortgage defaults will worsen a slowdown in the
housing market and curb economic growth.

U.S. 10-year notes headed for a second weekly gain as funds
including two at Bear Stearns Cos. incurred losses on securities
backed by home loans. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
said losses on investments linked to mortgages given to people
with poor credit histories may total $100 billion. The risk of
owning European corporate bonds rose to a two-year high today.


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Treasuries Gain After Report Shows Weaker Business Confidence in Germany

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries rose after stocks in
Europe slid following a report that showed business confidence
in Germany weakened more than forecast.

U.S. 10-year notes were little changed this week after a
slump since May that took benchmark yields to 5.32 percent, the
highest since April 2002. Investors have sought the relative
safety of shorter maturities, prompting the gap between yields
on two-year notes and 10-year debt to widen this week.


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U.S. Treasuries Decline, Pushing Yield on 10-Year Note to 5.2 Percent

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries fell in London,
pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year note near to its
highest since July 2006.

Ten-year notes last week had their biggest five-day drop in a
year on speculation global growth will spur central banks to raise
interest rates. The Treasury will sell $8 billion of 10-year notes
today.


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Treasuries May Fall; Report Will Probably Show Gain in Consumer Confidence

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries may drop, lifting yields
on benchmark 10-year notes to the highest since January, before
a report that will probably show confidence among U.S. consumers
rose this month.

Ten-year yields have risen almost half a percentage point
in the past four weeks on expectations signs of economic growth
will limit the room for the Federal Reserve to cut interest
rates this year. Treasuries have handed investors a 0.8 percent
loss so far this month, the worst performance since December,
according to Merrill Lynch & Co.


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U.S. Treasuries Gain as Yields Near Three-Month High Attract Investors

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. 10-year notes rose as yields near
their highest in three months attracted investors who are betting
on slower economic growth and lower interest rates.

Treasuries fell the most since January last week. Ten-year
yields, which move in the opposite direction to prices, rose to
4.81 percent last week, approaching the 2007 high of 4.90 percent
reached on Jan. 26. Inflation expectations, as measured by the gap
between two-year nominal and inflation-linked bonds, fell to 260
basis points from 281 basis points at the start of this month.


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